A-DAT (Analog Digital Audio Tape) is a professional audio recording format developed by Sony in the early 1990s, designed to bridge the gap between analog and digital recording. It uses a video cassette tape similar to VHS but records audio in a digital format. A-DAT offers high-quality digital audio recording with a 16-bit/44.1 kHz or 48 kHz sampling rate, making it a popular choice for studios, live sound recording, and musicians.
The A-DAT system allows for multiple tracks of audio to be recorded on a single tape, typically up to 8 tracks, making it versatile for multi-track recording. It also provides the benefit of being able to easily transfer recorded audio to other digital formats or devices. While the format was well-regarded for its audio quality and convenience, it eventually lost popularity due to the rise of hard disk recording systems and digital audio workstations (DAWs), which offered greater flexibility and storage capacity.
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